Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 6AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 84 | 78 | 90 | 99 | 69 | 46 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:56AM3.78m | 1:17PM3.43m | 1:41AM3.34m | 2:05PM3.11m | 2:38AM2.96m | 3:15PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50AM1.04m | 7:58PM1.17m | 8:25AM1.34m | 8:46PM1.43m | 9:17AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | W 17 | NW 4 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 4 | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 46 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
5 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 84 | 78 | 90 | 99 | 14 | 27 | 52 | 57 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 126 | 138 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 301 | 143 | 120 | 3 | 126 | 126 | 200 | 138 | 139 | 138 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 130 | 125 | 277 | 303 |
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